Jason Tapper

“No matter where life takes me find me with smile”/Chicago sports fan (minus the cubs)/Big football guy #COYS

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

The comments defending the IHSA on this are insane. Crazy rule, however, for an entire team to have to forfeit because of a player playing club soccer (which parents pay an insane amount of money for btw, typically it’s year round.) Is absolutely unfair to the rest of the team.

[Trost @TrustTrost]

The IHSA has a control problem.

And once again, kids are paying the price for lack of common sense by an outdated state association and a soccer coaches association that is utterly useless.

Let’s talk about Lake View High School in Chicago.

The school had to forfeit its postseason soccer game against Chicago Academy, because kids participated in CLASA, an outside soccer league.

Read that again: A kid wanted to play soccer in his free time.

Not commit a crime, not cheat on a test, not hurt another student….but play soccer in his free time.

What are we doing?

Think about this: A kid can spend three hours playing pickup soccer at a park every single night with friends. No problem.

But put referees on the field, organize teams and keep score, now the IHSA has a problem. It views this as revenue competition to its so-called “territory.”

The punishment for a player playing soccer in their free time: An entire team loses its postseason opportunity.

How unbelievably backwards is that?

What are we doing?

This is where the IHSA logo hides adults, because no one takes the blame for sacking innocent kids.

We have school administrators, health professionals and community leaders spending enormous amounts of time, energy and money encouraging kids to exercise daily, stay active, improve their mental health and develop lifelong self-care habits.

Then we have the IHSA punishing kids for doing exactly what we’re encouraging them to do.

Here’s what I want people to understand: The IHSA does not own kids, their free time or the sport of soccer.

The IHSA, which only exists because of kids, shouldn’t act as if participation in its revenue-generating tournaments gives it unlimited authority over a kid’s free time and life.

How many kids ride the bench most of the high school season on many teams, because of ego-driven coaches who worry more about wins? So those kids - or any kids - can’t go play in an organize league in their free time, especially on a Sunday when school isn’t in session and most CLASA games are played?

What are we doing?

The IHSA is supposed to serve student athletes…not the other way around.

Here’s the question nobody inside the IHSA seems interested in answering: Who exactly benefited from this punishment?

Did it make kids healthier or make high school sports better? Or did it simply flex a private third-party business’ ability to micromanage a kid’s life, because it’s insecure about competition?

Common sense matters. Stop confusing control with leadership.

Soon - I’m telling you - there will be a second high school association in Illinois.

And the IHSA will have no one to blame but itself.

#MoreThanJUSTGames

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

BYU/UCF is an absolute mess😂

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

TOTTENHAM LEAD CHELSEA, ON COURSE FOR JUST A SECOND-EVER PREMIER LEAGUE WIN AT STAMFORD BRIDGE, AND WHILE WE WERE POSTING THIS THEY'VE MADE IT 2-0 😱

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

TOTTENHAM AWAY OLE OLE! UP THE SPURS!!!

[Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial]

Three GLORIOUS points at Stamford Bridge 🤩

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

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Close! @PFTCommenter

[Brendan Sugrue @BrendanSugrue]

DeForest Buckner better be a Bear by next week.

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

@BJenningsEdTech How much more if we cut Jaylon Johnson too?

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

@Merch_U_Aint_No I’m convinced there was even 2 dudes from the crowd 😭 no way they got that many reserves

[Just Baseball @JustBB_Media]

The Guardians' World Series drought has extended to 78 seasons.

It's the longest active drought in MLB and the second-longest championship drought in professional sports.

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

Bigger waste of Dave Portnoy’s money.
Mintzy or Bryce Underwood??

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

@PFTCommenter This is George! He was found in a public park in East Chicago and he has been one of the joys of my life since.

[Chief @BarstoolChief]

I LOVE HOW EXCITED ARTY GETS

[Chicago White Sox @whitesox]

Congratulations to Chase Meidroth on being named a Gold Glove Award finalist!

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

All the GMs on white sox twitter putting together their roster for next season makes me realize that maybe we shouldn’t be so hard on Chris Getz.

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

@TapCityBaby One has a kicker who is money everytime, the other will be looking for a new one tomorrow morning

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

BEAR ALEXANDER? This dudes been playing CFB for like 20 years already

[Pete Nakos @PeteNakos]

UCLA head coach Bob Chesney says Oregon DL Bear Alexander's punch of QB Nico Iamaleava "egregious."

Continued that "it's a shame that it was missed."

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

That’s a massive hit by CJGJ. Stop making it impossible to play defense @NFL. They know what they signed up
for, turning into 7 on 7

[Aaron Leming @AaronLemingNFL]

Great season. Shitty end.

That’s all I’ve got. #WhiteSox

[Jason Tapper @Tapphouse65]

Shitty way to go out but what a fun team. @whitesox thank you for this season. Please don’t let playoff baseball be one and done like it always has been.